Cheryl Anne Gibson (born July 28, 1959), is a former competitive swimmer from Canada who won the silver medal in the women's 400-metre individual medley at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec. She held the Alberta provincial record in the 400-metre individual medley for 30 years, before it was broken in December 2008 by a 16-year-old Edmonton high school student. Gibson claimed six national titles as a college swimmer at Arizona State University. In 1979 she won the 200 back and 400 free relay, in 1979 she won the 400 free relay and in 1981 she was a national champion in the 200 back, 400 IM and 400 medley relay. Inducted in 1995, Gibson is a proud member of the Sun Devil Hall of Fame. Gibson currently works as a tax attorney in Edmonton. See also List of Olympic medalists in swimming (women) List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming (women) List of Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming (women) References External links Cheryl Gibson at Swimming Canada (archive) 1959 births Living people Canadian female backstroke swimmers Canadian female butterfly swimmers Canadian female medley swimmers Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Canada Medalists at the 1976 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Canada Olympic swimmers of Canada Swimmers from Edmonton Swimmers at the 1975 Pan American Games Swimmers at the 1976 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 1978 Commonwealth Games Swimmers at the 1979 Pan American Games Swimmers at the 1982 Commonwealth Games World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming Pan American Games silver medalists for Canada Pan American Games bronze medalists for Canada Olympic silver medalists in swimming Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming Pan American Games medalists in swimming Arizona State Sun Devils women's swimmers Medalists at the 1975 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1979 Pan American Games 20th-century Canadian women 21st-century Canadian women Medallists at the 1978 Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 1982 Commonwealth Games